The new Earth Rise.

Our take on how to characterize, and study, what’s happening in US religion right now. Feels almost wrong that writing a paper with these folks was so much fun.

This is a great program, one open to folks in both the social sciences and humanities. The cohorts really do come together as a scholarly and supportive community and the leaders are exceptional.

Buddhism's Recent Decline in East Asia Buddhism is the only major religion whose global population shrank between 2010 and 2020. Learn why it declined in East Asia, particularly in Japan and South Korea.

Interesting commonalities w/Western patterns: intergenerational fading, time squeeze, changing family structure, and negative associations w/ religion. Yet non-affiliates still mix and match traditional elements.

Happy to share my research on religious parenting and choice in this keynote panel at the annual Episcopal Parish Network meeting.